I also made the trek out to Western Md yesterday for my first birding
outing there. I managed to waste the best bit of the morning on the wrong
bit of Old Legislative Road (although I did see my year PURPLE FINCH and a
possible MERLIN?). Once I found the right bit, I did manage to find lots of
HENSLOW'S (a life bird) and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and AN E MEADWLARK
(another life bird). No warblers seen at all ( but i may not have been
looking in ten right spots). Then I went up to Finzel where I didn't see
any flycatchers or anything exciting. Next stop was New GermanyState Park
to try for Blackburnian W (I threw together the itinerary off ebird). No
joy, but I did see BLACK THROATED GREEN WARBLER that I missed inmigration
and RED BREASTED NUTHATCHES (another year bird). Then I left out the back
over the hills to go to Russell Road, where I was treated to loads more
meadowlarks, a loose flock of over twenty BOBOLINKS (another year bird) and
some very noisy circling Killdeer.
All in all a good day, but after leaving at 4am and getting back at 10, I
am exhausted!
Richard Edden
Owings Mills
On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Scott Baron wrote:
> On Friday, June 29, 2012 9:08:33 AM UTC-4, Bob Ringler wrote:
> > Debbie Terry and I ventured into Western Maryland yesterday. Our first
> stop was near my uncle's farm on Porter Cemetery Road in Allegany
> County. I had never found Henslow's Sparrows there in the past so I
> wanted to check out the recent reports. Though all the hayfields have been
> mowed the steeper slope on the west side of the road remains unused. We saw
> one Henslow's Sparrow singing there and one Grasshopper Sparrow singing
> also. A juvenile Grasshopper Sparrow was in the road allowing close
> approach. I heard a Bobolink but did not see any. Meadowlarks are doing
> well and one Kestrel was here also. We heard at least two Savannah
> Sparrows.</div>
> >
> >
> > At Old Legislative Road we found no winged warblers. The only
> warblers we saw were Yellowthroat and Redstart. We saw a stub-tailed
> fledgling Red-eyed Vireo. The White-eyed Vireo was still singing.</div>
> >
> > We spent about an hour and a half on Russell Road in Garrett County
> without finding the Blue Grosbeak. Highlights here were a Vesper Sparrow
> carrying food and another Kestrel. Farther up the road we heard more
> Henslow's Sparrows and saw more Meadowlarks and Bobolinks.</div>
> >
> >
> > We stopped in to visit the Gaffneys. Their hummingbird feeder was
> very active and a Purple Finch was singing there. Two Wild Turkeys were
> along McAndrews Hill Road.</div>
> >
> > In the afternoon we switched primarily to butterflying though we did
> see the immature Common Loon at Piney Reservoir. While driving Lower New
> Germany Road just above Blue Lick Road a Black Bear crossed the road in
> front of us.
> >
> >
> > --
> > </div>
> >
> > Bob Ringler</div>
> >
> > Eldersburg MD</div>
>
> My friend Jason and I also checked out Old Legislative Road on Thursday
> June 28. We also did not find any Golden-winged Warblers. We counted 5
> Henslow's Sparrows in a walk of over dirt trail mostly along the east side
> of the road plus the roadside itself plus pieces of the trail on the west
> side of the road.
>
> Piney Mountain Rd. in Garrett SF was quite productive (lots of B.T. Blue
> Warblers as was Finzel Swamp (pair of Am. Woodcock at dawn).
>
> Scott Baron
> Vienna, Va.
>
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